Cigar-lighter.



M- McANENY.

CIGAR LIGH TER. APPLICATION FILED 0:0.3. 1914.

l ,239, U 1 w Patented Sept. -11, 1917.

MICHAEL MQANENY, or s'r. nonrs, mssoum, assrenon, BY mnsnnassrennrnn'rs, to Jean 0. cananr, or s'r. LOUIS, n-issounr.

CIGAR-LIGHTER,

L239,8@11, Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed-becember 3, 1914. Serial No. 875,340., v I

I 85 in the form in which my invention "is shown as embodied, the bod is];pre terably of cylindrical form and ollow'to form v: p I a receptacle for some readily inflammable :.,l 1 d ,0r Strip which pro ects above the {fingers 24soth'at'sa1d tooth will engage the {forward sideof theblade," or strip andre- Istrain it fromniovement when itsoperatmg lever 26 is pressedinward-by the fin ere, I *gunt'il by the flexing ofthe blade, or rip,

"in consequence ofthe inward movement of the. crating lever, its upper end w1ll ass ice m The object of my invention is to provide a self-contained flameroducing device especially adapted for clgar lightingi-of the type having a spark-producing mechanism in the form of a rotary abrading disk and a :body of pyrophorous' alloy, or othersparkproducing medium, which will be of simple and compact construction so that it will take up but little room and will be certain in its 1 action, and more particularly my object'is no to simplify the construction shown in Patent No. 1,103,307,'issued July 14,- 1914, to my assignee, and to this end my. invent on consists in the lighter constructed substantially as hereinafter specified and-claimed 95 In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cigar lighter embodying-my invention;.

F1g. 2 a view partly in elevation ahd partly in vertical section, the operating le- 3 ver being shown partially moved to fiex"ts I "luponQahorizontal shaft ,27 supported between-lugs 28 projecting from the side of, the box or body 10. iPivot ed'at one end to jthe'side of the wick tube '11, so as to swing 5 vertically, is a dog, or "detent 29 whose free end, which carries a downwardly prqectmg a tooth 3O overhangs the upper end of the-If spring member; a

Fig. 3 a detail view in perspective o portion of the mechanism for producing spark.

fluid, such as alcohol or gasolene, and which I to at its to has a wick tube 11 through 7 lie wick 12 that leads from w1thm. the box 10. The box 10 may be mounted passes t upon any desired form of support, such for example, as a circular tray or disk which renders it convenient for use on the tables or 'cafs, or it may be attached to a small bracket in a stationary position upon cigar stand counters. Contiguous to the wick tube is an igniting-spark producing device in the form of -an abrading wheel or disk and a lug of pyrophorous alloy that bears against the edge of the disk so that by turning the latter sparks willbe producedandrojected over the exposed top of the WlGk." j be d sk or wheel 13 is mounted loose on the upper '19 whic end of a vertical shaft 14 which is 'ournaled in a bracket 15 upon one side 0 the box- 10, and upon its underside said disk has ratchet teeth 16 adapted'to be engaged by ratchet teeth 17 on'a collar 18 slidably and rotatabl fastened to; the shaft 14 by a pin 20 in the collar. around the shaft between the, underside of the collar and thetop of the bracket that yieldingly holds the ratchet teeth in engagement and 'permitsthe teeth to slip past each other when the shaft turns in-one direction, so as not to revolve the disk, while compelling their engagement when the shaft turns in the opposite direction and causing the diskto turn. Thus, sparks are pro uced only when the shaft turns in one direction 'which isthe'one required to throw sparks over the wick, and there isno needless production of sparks and waste of the alloy.

On the shaft 14, just below the top of the bracket 15 is fixed a collar 22 from which projects a radial arm 23 that is slotted or bifurcated to form two oppositely positioned ratem afsept ii, tear,

passes diametrically through the shaft and at its ends engages verticalslots.v A spring 21 is placed fingers 24 between which fingers is situated {the upper end of an elastic or spring blade or strip 25' which is attached to and pro ects from an operating lever 26' which is pivoted out o engagement with said tooth an b reasonof the tension underwhich thebla e Y is put,it will, on its release, move forward withfthat-degre of quickness which is nec- 'i essary'to impart a quick motion to the abrad-v ingwheel to roduce the spark, such movement of the a rading wheel, of course, being produced ,by the engagement of the blade,

or strip with the forward finger 24, As

shown the dog 29 being Hat and wider than turn movement of the blade, or strip and lefro from the ver, produced by a spring 31 (similar to the spring of my Patent No. 1,103,307) the contact of the upper end of the blade with the bevel side of the dog will automatically lift the latter and cause it to drop to place its tooth in position to again restrain the forward movement of the blade. The finger 24: engagement with said pivoted member and 70 1 lights the wick tube 11 by striking the latter v and serves as a stop.

The snufi'er to extinguish the light con sists of a plate32 carried by a radial arm 33 conveniently attached to the underside of the ratchet wheel 17, so that by the to and fro, or osclllating movement of the vertical shaft 14, said snufi'er plate is moved to and position over the wick to extinguish the light to a position to one side thereof and it is held such position to one side of the wick so as to preserve the light return spring 31.

as long as is desired so long as the operating .lever 26 is grasped by the fingers and restrained from movement by the action of the The device for supporting and feeding the ducl'ng medium, as shown in the drawings, is similar to what a pears in said Patent No. 1,103,307, and re erence thereto may be made for a full understanding of the same.

It will be understood that departure may i be made from the form and construction of the members of my lighter without departing from the scope of my invention,

and I, therefore, do not restrict myself only to the lighter having the form and construction of parts shown in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is- I 1. In a lighter, a wick, a spark producin mechanism, a rock shaft for actuating said spark producing mechanism, a snufi'er plate supported by said rock shaft and movable thereby to and from the wick, a resilient elementfconnected to said rock shaft for actuating the same and thereby said snuffer plate,

tch for holding said resilient element, a handle operable to release said element from said latch to enable said element to operate said Shaft, and a device for restoring said element into engagement with said latch, and thereby movin said shaft to osition said snuifer late a j acent to said wick.

2. In a lig ter, a wick, a spark producing mechanism, a shaft foractuating said spark producing mechanism, a pivoted member, a resilient element having releasable latch eonnectlon with said member, a connection 1 H thereby turning said shaft in the 0 posite direction to move said snufier plate a jacent to said wick, and a connection between said shaft and said spark producing mechanism enablin said shaft to move 1n the lastnamed direction, while the spark producing mechanism is stationary.

3. In a lighter, a pivoted member, a spark producing mechanism, a shaft for actuating said mechanism, a wick, a snufifcr plate supported by said shaft and movable thereby to and from the wick, a resilient element having releasable latch connection with said member, a handle for operating said resilient element to release said latch connection means whereby said resilient element will 0 erate said shaft and. thereby said snuifer p ate in one direction when released from i said member and in the opposite direction to move said snufi'er plate to said wick, when said resilient element is moved into engagement with said member, and means for moving said element into latched engagement with said member. I

4. In a lighter, a wick-support, amember pivoted to said wick-support and having limited movement thereon,;spark producin mechanism, a snufi'er. plate, a rock sha t supporting said snufi'er plate, a resilient element having releasable latch connection with said member, a handle for operating said resilient element to release said latch connection, means whereby said resilient element will turn said shaft in one direction when released from said member by said handle to move said snufi'er plate from said wick, means for simultaneously operating said spark producing mechanism by said shaft, and means for actuating said resilient element into latched engagement with. 110

said member to turn said shaft in the. opposite direction and to move said snuifer plate adjacent to said wick.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto setmy hand.

MICHAEL MoANENY. Witnessesz MAm'rN A; OMARA,

Gnnrnunn A. Hnmann. 

